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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On May 19, 2021, STORE Capital Corporation (the “Company”) and STORE Master Funding I, LLC; STORE Master Funding II, LLC; STORE Master Funding III, LLC; STORE Master Funding IV, LLC; STORE Master Funding V, LLC; STORE Master Funding VI, LLC; STORE Master Funding VII, LLC; STORE Master Funding XIV, LLC; STORE Master Funding XIX, LLC; and STORE Master Funding XX, LLC (each, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned, special purpose bankruptcy-remote, indirect subsidiary of the Company, and together, the “Issuers”) entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (together, the “Initial Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Issuers agreed to sell $515,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of STORE Master Funding Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2021-1(the “Class A Notes”) to qualified institutional investors in reliance on certain exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and upon certain representations and warranties made by the Initial Purchasers in the Note Purchase Agreement. Additional Notes, in the aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000 (the “Class B Notes” and, collectively, with the Class A Notes, the “Notes”), will be issued to an affiliate of the Company. The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and the Issuers.
The Class A Notes will be issued in four classes in a private placement to qualified institutional investors, and the Class B Notes will be retained by the Company. The Notes will bear the following initial principal amounts, annual interest rates, anticipated repayment dates, and expected Standard & Poor’s ratings, respectively:
Class of Notes | Initial Principal Balance | Note Rate | Anticipated Repayment Date | Rated Final Payment Date | Expected Rating (S&P) | |||||
A-1 (AAA) | $168,500,000 | 2.12% | June 2028 | June 2051 | AAA(sf) | |||||
A-2 (AAA) | $168,500,000 | 2.96% | June 2033 | June 2051 | AAA(sf) | |||||
A-3 | $ 89,000,000 | 2.86% | June 2028 | June 2051 | A+(sf) | |||||
A-4 | $ 89,000,000 | 3.70% | June 2033 | June 2051 | A+(sf) | |||||
B | $ 35,000,000 | 4.70% | June 2033 | June 2051 | BBB(sf) |
The Company and the Issuers intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Class A Notes to refinance or repay certain indebtedness, pay fees and expenses related to the issuance and fund other general corporate purposes. The Class B Notes will be retained by an affiliate of the Company and may be sold in the future.
The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered and sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On May 20, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company’s pricing of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 | ||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: May 20, 2021 | ||
| By: | /s/ Chad A. Freed |
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| Chad A. Freed |
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| Executive Vice President – General Counsel |